GHR Healthcare - Travel Division is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs – 13-Week Contract in Battle Creek, Michigan
Apply for a Medical-Surgical Travel RN contract in Battle Creek, Michigan, and join a collaborative nursing team caring for adult and geriatric patients. This on-site travel nursing assignment offers convenient access to beautiful parks, lakes, and the greater Southwest Michigan region while providing the opportunity to work with a supportive interdisciplinary team.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,750–$1,840
- Location: Battle Creek, Michigan
- Assignment Type: Medical-surgical travel contract
- Start Date: November 16, 2026
- Duration: 13 weeks, with assignments of up to 26 weeks potentially available
- Schedule: Day shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
- Shifts: Three 12-hour shifts per week; 36- or 48-hour weeks may be available
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
- Typical Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:5 on days and 1:6 on nights, with support from LPNs when ratios flex
- Orientation: Must be available during the first two weeks of the assignment
- Floating: Travel RNs may float to other medical-surgical units based on staffing needs
Travel RN Job Requirements
- Active Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license
- At least 1 year of recent medical-surgical nursing experience required; 2 years preferred
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association
- NIHSS certification or demonstrated competency
- Experience caring for adult and geriatric patients with medical-surgical, neurological, orthopedic, vascular, or post-operative needs
- Telemetry nursing experience preferred
- Epic electronic health record (EHR) charting experience preferred
- Ability to collaborate effectively with RNs, LPNs, nursing assistants, and interdisciplinary support teams
- Current influenza vaccination required; medical exemptions may be considered according to assignment policy
- Supervisor-level professional references required
Medical-Surgical RN Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients
- Assess, monitor, and document patient conditions, progress, and response to treatment
- Care for patients with neurological disorders, neurovascular conditions, orthopedic fractures, total joint replacements, vascular disorders, and post-surgical needs
- Administer medications, IV therapies, blood products, insulin, and non-titrated cardiac or vasoactive drips according to orders and policy
- Manage telemetry, central and peripheral lines, PICC lines, feeding tubes, surgical drains, chest tubes, wound vacs, tracheostomies, and urinary drainage systems as appropriate
- Recognize changes in patient status and promptly escalate concerns, including use of rapid response and code teams when indicated
- Provide post-neurosurgical, post-thoracic-surgical, and post-operative nursing care
- Educate patients and families regarding treatments, medications, mobility, safety, and discharge planning
- Float to other medical-surgical units as needed while maintaining safe, compassionate, and effective patient care
Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Travel RN opportunity in Battle Creek, Michigan, and join a collaborative Southwest Michigan healthcare team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare - Travel Division Job ID #530650. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Med/Surg
About GHR Healthcare - Travel Division
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